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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leland's last name?

2. Who sang happy birthday at the party at Cukor's home?

3. What happened to Hepburn on the train on her way to Hollywood?

4. Where did Hepburn grow up?

5. What did Hepburn's mother become the president of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hepburn's relationship with her siblings like? Which of her siblings have passed away?

2. After what event did Jed Harris's treatment of Hepburn change?

3. After the end of her relationship with Leland, what did Hepburn's friends and family tell her?

4. What party at George Cukor's home does Hepburn recall in particular?

5. Why does Hepburn believe George Cukor never received the credit he deserved for his work?

6. Why was Hepburn fired from "The Big Pond"?

7. What did Hepburn's maternal grandmother, Caroline, want her daughters to do in their lives?

8. What difficulty on the set of "Alice Adams" does Hepburn recount?

9. What causes did Hepburn's parents work for?

10. What kind of upbringing did Hepburn's mother have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles faced by Hepburn in the book. What struggles did she face in regards to her career? Her family? Her love life?

Essay Topic 2

Being in the film industry, Hepburn came to know many famous and influential figures. Who were some of these famous figures that are mentioned in the book? How did she meet them? What sort of relationship did she have with each one?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hepburn's relationships with the different men in her life (except for Tracy). How does she describe her relationships with Luddy, Howard and Leland? Why does she break up with each of these men?

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